ESCCA EXECUTIVE BOARD
The society is managed by an Executive Board. The Executive Board members are:
Juan Flores-Montero
President
I am a Medical Doctor and Internal Medicine Specialist. I became a clinical flow cytometrist more than 20 years ago. I previously worked in the General Cytometry Service of the University of Salamanca and I currently work at the Flow Cytometry Laboratory within the Hematology Department of the University Hospital of Salamanca. My main professional interests include both practicing clinical flow cytometry and conducting translational research.
Orianne Wagner-Ballon
Secretary
I am a Full Professor of Hematology, specialized in flow cytometry, and currently serve as Vice-president of the French-speaking Cytometry in Hematology Association (CytHem, cythem.fr), within which I co-lead two national working groups focused on Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML).
Willemijn Hobo
Treasurer
Dr. Willemijn Hobo is Principle Investigator at the Radboudumc Department of Laboratory Medicine – Laboratory of Hematology. Her research focuses on deciphering mechanisms underlying immune dysfunction in cancer patients and development of novel therapeutic approaches to (re)establish immune-mediated tumor control.
Arianna Gatti
I am an Italian Ph.D Biologist with more than 25 years expertise in haematology, cytometry and microbiology in a large core laboratory facility in the Western Metropolitan Milan Area.
I am regularly and intensively involved in training courses and seminars in flow cytometry, and in regulatory activities of high profile for Regional and National scientific institutions. I also serve as a liaison reference person for the Italian users of UKNEQAS LI schemes,
Evdoxia Gounari
I have a degree in Medicine, a postgraduate diploma and a doctoral dissertation, all obtained in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. My specialty is Biopathology/Laboratory Medicine, which includes training in haematology, immunology, biochemistry, microbiology and internal medicine. My specialized involvement with the subjects of immunology and haematology, as well as the method of flow cytometry begins in 2007, within the framework of my doctoral dissertation.
Florian Kern
Prof. Florian Kern, FRCP, Dr. med. habil (Charité Berlin), Chair in Immunology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
A member and supporter of ESCCA since its early days and specialist doctor/professor of clinical immunology, I have used flowcytometry in diagnostics and research since 1991. Early in my career I pioneered flow-based methods for characterising antigen-specific T-cells and have actively developed this area ever since. More recently, I have started working on extracellular vesicle (EV) detection by flow and have co-initiated pre-conference EV workshops for the 3rd consecutive year in 2025.
José-Enrique O'Connor
Enrique O’Connor is currently Full Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Valencia and director of the Laboratory of Cytomics, a joint Research Unit of the University of Valencia and the Principe Felipe Research Center.